Jim Bewsher, Haringey Cycling Campaign
Published:
8:45 AM February 19, 2021
Children need safe streets to ride their bicycles
- Credit: PA
Last Tuesday, Haringey’s cabinet agreed to publish for consultation its long-awaited plan for walking and cycling.
A step-change in how Haringey manages its streets is certainly long overdue.
People in Haringey have been looking enviously across the border as other boroughs race ahead in making their streets more hospitable places for their residents, while Haringey has remained stuck in the starting blocks.
Despite its title, the purpose of this new plan should go far beyond walking and cycling - planning for the future of our streets is about recovery from Covid-19, the health and wellbeing of residents, and the need for an urgent response to the climate emergency.
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